Fabulous Toddler Crafts

These easy crafts will put big smiles on your little tots.

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Drumroll, Please

Help your toddler participate in the joyful noise of music.
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Plant Pals

Your indoor gardener may not get your "bad hair day" jokes, but the fun of this grassy-haired friend won't be lost on him. Like a Chia Pet, the project requires just a sprinkling of seeds, a bit of sun, and a few drops of patience.
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No-Sew Tutu

Packaged rolls of tulle (available in the wedding aisle of many craft stores) make this dress-up darling a cinch to fashion.
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Painting Palettes

For a lesson in impermanence, watch a Tibetan monk sweep away an intricate sand mandala that took days to create. Or, closer to home, have your toddler try this fleeting, no-mess project. Like a mandala, they're here one minute, gone the next.
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Fabric Dancing

You already know your toddler's got rhythm, so invite her to a living-room dance party.
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Instant Easel

Here's an idea from the "wish we'd done it sooner" files: hang a roll of paper from a closet door to give your child easy access to a continuous canvas that's perfectly proportioned for both her small stature and her enormous creativity.
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Tiny Bubbles

You and your child can send clouds of tiny bubbles skyward with this quick trick.
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Waterproof Puppet Theater

Turn a pair of rubber gloves into a handful of bath-friendly finger puppets for your toddler.
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Homemade Hobbyhorse

Keep your little neigh-sayer horsing around for days with this soulful steed, easily assembled in about an hour from a dowel and a fuzzy slipper sock.
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Fantasy Flower Shop

Help sow the seeds of imagination with a playset that includes everything your tot needs to open her own flower shop.
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A Trail Tote

To help kids get the most out of communing with nature, Lizette Castano at the Children's Nature Institute suggests packing a canvas bag with a few of simple item, such as this colorful egg carton for collecting souvenirs.
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Glimmer Paints

Here's a good example of the whole exceeding the sum of its parts: Add food coloring to a simple mixture of flour, salt, and water, and you get puffy, glossy paints that sparkle with salt crystals when dry.
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Easy Wall Pop Art

Create cool nursery decor with this easy-to-make pop art portrait of your child.
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Fingerprint Pals

Help your little chick welcome spring with a custom-decorated onesie or shirt that's fun for older siblings to make.
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Kid-Quote Cards

Little kids say the darndest things, and with these sweet note cards you can share those "out of the mouths of babes" moments with family and friends.
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Paper Portraits

Personalize your child's nursery with a whimsical portrait that brings a contemporary twist to the classic black-and-white silhouette.
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Tissue Paper Bowls

This cute craft introduces toddlers to papier-mâché (and to delayed gratification, as the project takes several hours to dry).
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Towel Poncho

Turn a repurposed towel into this handy bath cover-up for your baby.
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Super Scoops

These decoupaged milk jugs are great for transporting toys, dumping them on the ground, and scooping them up again when playtime is done -- and a waterproof version is perfect for skimming toys from the bathtub.
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Artful Place Mats

A simple stencil technique allows your toddler free expression while painting these one-of-a-kind gifts -- and results in near-perfect designs. She'll be proud as a peacock to see them grace a friend or relative's holiday table.
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Personalized Peekaboo Board

Your toddler will have great peekaboo fun with this custom-made lift-the-ﬂap craft, and will find a special surprise waiting behind each door: Grandma! Teddy! The family dog!
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Simple Shakers

Little kids seem born to shake: rattles, juice in a sippy cup, their own groove thing. You can delight them with this simple homemade shaker crafted from -- because we know you've got no shortage -- a pair of laundry detergent caps.
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The Art of Dining

Bust boredom at restaurants with this toddler-friendly art kit made from easy-to-clean vinyl.
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Prints Charming

Use bleeding tissue paper to create this easy introduction to printmaking for your toddler.
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Printed-Palm Tree

Help your tot commemorate autumn with this change-of-season collage, which uses fallen leaves to decorate a lovely handprint tree.
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No More Monsters! Monster Spray

This magic monster spray takes care of all manner of ghouls, gobblins and boggiemen.
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Boo-Boo Bunny

With a few simple items, you can transform an ordinary terry cloth into a cuddly toy bunny with this great home crafting idea that's perfect for Easter.
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Color in a Bag

"For the youngest kids, art is really about the tactility of the materials, what they feel like," says Abbey Hendrickson a former educator at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts. We can't think of a more tactile experience.
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Colored Sand Collage

This toddler-friendly introduction to sand painting transforms a favorite backyard building material into a magical art supply. We like using salt shakers for the sand because they're easy for little hands to hold.
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Discovery Bottles

Toddlers will find these simple little shakers mesmerizing.
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Drawing Dough

A cross between paint and dough, this delightful concoction is fun to squeeze out into puffy, colorful designs. As it dries, the salt in the dough crystallizes, leaving behind a glittering abstraction.
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Found-Object Collage

Almost like a first scrapbook page, this collage project is a great way to create a simple but appealing keepsake from a collection of everyday things -- whether they're found during a walk in the woods or on a hunt around the house.
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Fishing for Knowledge

Make learning fun for your toddler with this interactive alphabet game.
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Hobby Unicorn

Here's a fantasy variation on our Homemade Hobbyhorse, a magical unicorn that you can easily assemble in about an hour from a dowel and a fuzzy slipper sock.
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Mailing Tube Rain Sticks

Your tot can enjoy the sound of a gentle rainfall -- without the sogginess -- thanks to this easy-to-make sound-alike instrument.
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My First Monoprints

In printing, mono means "one of a kind," which is a perfect description of this easy introduction to color mixing, texture, and spontaneity.
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No-Sew Baby Rattle

Rather than toss out single baby booties, turn a mismatched pair into a super-snuggly rattle.
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Stick Art

Help your child create a winsome window decoration using nature objects.
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A Flock of Baby Socks

Give used baby socks new life in this easy-to-make mobile.
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Calming Glitter Bottles

The swirling glitter will calm and mesmerize fussy kiddos.
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